R22. And what about the War in Lebanon ?

[jellyland]

I'm on my way !

[jellyland]

I watched the whole lecture and thank you for so much elucidation. I feel sure I will wake up tomorrow feeling happier. Best wishes !

[peterpandoer]

Happiness is a self-fulfilling prophecy..

[garsett]

You also said - happiness is our natural state.

I thought being in the state of Pure Potential is our natural state. The rest follows from i-dentification. Can we really know happiness without experiencing unhappiness?

[peterpandoer]

For the one living in the duality of happiness and unhappiness, the state of nondual consciousness is seen as a happy state, because it seems not to be an unhappy state. For the one in nondual consciousness, it is beyond happiness and unhappiness, because only happiness remains naturally. If you can eat great food every day then it may not seem like much, but it is still great food...

[jellyland]

Nicely stated ! Especially about identifiying. As regards wars; if people didn't identify themselves so much by nationality especially, then those in power would not be able to manipulate them so easily if at all and there be few if not any wars.

[wgeraets]

gender, nationality, profession determine our identity only a little bit

[wgeraets]

identify less with impermanent aspects